Suncoast: Man Facing Sexual Abuse Charges Takes Own Life – Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office
Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC
CCSO
A Port Charlotte man facing sexual abuse charges took his own life when deputies arrived to arrest him.
On January 20, 2025, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office received a call reporting the sexual assault of a 16-year-old female by a 49-year-old male. These allegations alleged that the abuse had been happening for seven years. The CCSO Major Crimes Unit responded and began an investigation into the suspect, identified as Eberto Pupo Calzada (10/28/1975).
During the investigation, evidence was obtained, along with the female’s detailed disclosures of the incidents, that resulted in probable cause for Calzada’s arrest.
On January 23, 2025, Major Crimes detectives obtained a warrant for the arrest of Eberto Pupo Calzada for the charge of Sexual Battery over 12 but under 18 years old by Familial or Custodian. When deputies attempted to serve that arrest warrant around 9pm that same day, Calzada took his own life by single gunshot wound to the head.
“While this is certainly not the outcome we wanted, at least this young woman no longer has to live in fear of this individual. I will keep my personal feelings about his despicable actions to myself and instead offer my condolences to the people who cared about him. Thank you to the Major Crimes Unit for your efforts to bring him to justice, though he was too cowardly to face it.”
Sheriff Bill Prummell